DENVER – The University of Denver men's soccer team will open Summit League play on Saturday when the Pioneers host Kansas City on Saturday at 7 p.m. MT in a rematch of the 2024 Summit League title game. This Saturday's clash is also Denver Men's Soccer's Alumni Weekend.   

DENVER VS. KANSAS CITY SERIES HISTORY:
Denver holds a 10-4-4 advantage in the series history, including a 5-3-1 mark at the University of Denver Soccer Stadium. Kansas City won two of the three meetings last season, including the 2024 Summit League Championship game at the University of Denver Soccer Stadium. FULL HISTORY

LAST TIME OUT:
Seattle scored twice early, and countered in the 90^th minute to add a third in the Redhawks 3-0 win over the Pioneers on Monday night in the Pacific Northwest. FULL RECAP 

KELLY CALLED INTO NEW ZEALAND U-20S FOR 2025 WORLD CUP

• Sophomore Keegan Kelly was named to the New Zealand U-20 National Team squad on September 11 for the upcoming 2025 FIFA U-20 World Cup set to begin in Chile later this month.
• Denver's match on September 14th vs. Mercer is his final match with the Pioneers before leaving for international duty on September 16.
• New Zealand's group stage matches are Sept. 27 vs. Chile (FS2), Sept. 30 vs. Egypt (Fox Soccer Plus) and Oct. 3 vs. Japan (FS2).
• Kelly scored four goals and had three assists in 21 matches in his freshman season, including goals in back-to-back NCAA Tournament matches against Gardner-Webb and Indiana  - the first Pioneer to score in back-to-back postseason games in program history.
• Kelly joined Kortne Ford, Andre Shinyashiki and Kengo Ohira, and the quartet were later joined by Sam Bassett as the only Pios to score two NCAA Tournament goals in program history.

GET ON THE BOARD FIRST

• Denver is 150-11-19 when scoring first since head coach Jamie Franks joined the staff as an assistant in 2012.
• Since Franks took over as the head coach in 2015, the Pioneers are 115-9-13 when scoring first.
• 2015: 14-0-1|2016: 18-0-0|2017: 8-1-0 | 2018: 13-0-1 | 2019: 6-5-1 | 2020: 5-0-0 | 2021: 9-0-3 | 2022: 14-1-2 | 2023: 11-1-3 | 2024: 14-1-2 | 2025: 4-1-0

2025 REGULAR SEASON SCHEDULE

• Jamie Franks has put his program up against the best once again with his 2025 schedule that was announced in July.
• Denver's opponents combined for a 173-99-73 record a year ago, and had an RPI average of 54.5.
• The Pios play 10 NCAA Tournament teams from last season, including six that got to at least the third round and a pair of NCAA Quarterfinal opponents in Pittsburgh and UMass.
• Nine of Denver's opponents appeared in the United Soccer Coaches' Preseason Poll.
• In the regular season, Denver will 14 opponents that finished in last season's RPI in the Top-100 (three more than last season), eight from the Top-50 (one less than 2024) and five in the Top-20 (one more). 
• Denver's 2025 results against teams that finished 2024 in the top-100.

                                August 21 vs. [28] Washington – W, 2-0

                                August 24 at [11] Stanford – L, 1-2

                                August 28 vs. [20] San Diego – L, 2-3

                                August 31 vs. [62] SIUE – W, 2-1

                                September 5 at [55] Creighton – L, 0-2

                                September 19 at [81] Portland – L, 2-3

                                September 22 at [52] Seattle – L, 0-3

                                September 27 vs. [24] Kansas City

                                October 4 at [23] UMass

                                October 7 at [3] Georgetown

                                October 14 at [4] Pittsburgh

                                October 19 at [14] Virginia

                                October 25 at [79] Omaha

                                November 1 vs. [59] Oral Roberts

Up Next:
Denver will hit the road for the first time in league play next Saturday when the Pioneers head to newcomers UMass on October 4 for a 12 p.m. ET/10 a.m. MT kickoff. The match is a rematch of the 2024 NCAA Quarterfinal at the University of Denver Soccer Stadium.

Tickets:
Tickets are on sale now for the 2025 Denver men's soccer season. Purchase tickets for the home opener and the rest of the 2025 campaign here.

Summit League Network:
Denver men's soccer will have its games streamed on the Summit League Network and the Midco Sports App 11 times during the 2025 campaign. Subscribe to the league streaming service today.

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